Veterinarians are required to have completed forty (40) hours of continuing education acquired between October 15, 2023, and October 15, 2025.
Veterinary licenses expire on October 15 of odd numbered years. The next renewal date is OCTOBER 15, 2025.
Continuing Education Derived from Self-study
Continuing education derived from self-study will be accepted as renewal credit under the following conditions:
- The content must pertain to the practice of veterinary medicine.
- Self-study methods of presentation must include a written examination or post evaluation.
- Credit is limited to TEN (10) hours per biennial renewal period for veterinarians.
- Continuing education is not required for the year in which the initial veterinary license was issued. Therefore, a person who was issued an original veterinary license between the date of October 15, 2023, and October 15, 2024, is only required to submit twenty (20) hours of continuing education. A person who is issued an original veterinary license after October 15, 2024, is not required to submit continuing education for that renewal.
Keep Your License Information Up to Date
Be sure to keep your licensing information up to date and current with the Indiana Board of Veterinary Medicine. This especially includes your email address. The Board will contact you via email with any information pertaining to license renewal information, CE audit information, etc. Learn more at: mylicense.in.gov/eGov/index.html
Renewing your Controlled Substances Registration
To renew your Controlled Substances Registration (CSR), you will be required to obtain two hours of continuing education related to opioid prescribing. The IVMA has 2 self-study continuing education offerings that will meet this requirement. Learn more at www.invma.org or call the office at 317/974-0888.
In summary:
•Veterinarians are required to obtain 40 hours of continuing education between October 15, 2023, and October 15, 2025.
•Up to 10 hours of the 40-hour requirement can be obtained through self-study, provided the self-study offering has a quiz or post-evaluation at the end of the offering. You must obtain a certificate of completion.
•Continuing education offered by the IVMA, local districts, other veterinary medical associations, the AVMA, and the Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, for example, are pre-approved.
•If the offering is RACE approved (Through the AAVSB Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE®) it is acceptable CE.
•If none of the above apply regarding the offering, you must have the program approved the Indiana
Veterinary Licensing Board to be awarded continuing education. Learn more by calling 317/544-2409.
Questions:
If I attend an online “live” webinar (offered, for example, by an approved provider), does that count for CE? Yes, if you participate in the live offering where you can interact with the presenter.
Does this type of CE fall under the “live” CE or the “self-study” hour requirement? This is considered “live” CE since you can interact with the presenter.
If I participate in an on-demand CE offering, does that count for CE? Yes, but only if there is a quiz at the end of the offering. This would count towards your self-study CE hours. No, if you just “watch or listen to” the on-demand offering without any test or post-evaluation at the end.
Does attending a “virtual” conference count towards CE? Yes, if you participate in the live offering where you can interact with the presenter. This would count towards the in-person CE requirement.
If a CE program is RACE approved, does that mean it is automatically approved for CE in Indiana? Yes – you don’t need to seek approval from the veterinary licensing board.
Can continuing education credits transfer from one renewal period to the next? No. Credits can only be counted for the period in which they are taken.
Do copies of my completed continuing education certificates need to be sent to the licensure board when I renew my license? No. Certificates are for your records and will only need to be submitted if you are audited. However, licensees are required to maintain copies of their CE records for a period of four years, which may be requested for an audit by the Board.
What do I do if I am audited? You will receive your audit letter instructing you how to provide copies of continuing education certificates to the Board.